Bloomtown: A Different Story

Bloomtown: A Different Story

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Release Date: September 24, 2024

RPG, turn-based, 2D, indie games, jRPG, urban fantasy, singleplayer

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A jRPG inspired by Stardew Valley, Pokemon and Stranger Things series. The story of Bloomtown: A Different Story takes place in the titular town from the 1960s. We must save it from monsters coming from the Underside alternative reality. The battles in the game are turn-based.

Bloomtown: A Different Story is an RPG game whose source of inspiration were both jRPGs and titles such as Stardew Valley or the Pokemon series, as well as the cult TV series Stranger Things. The game is the result of a collaboration between independent studios Lazy Bear Games and Different Sense Games.

Plot

Bloomtown: A Different Story takes us to the titular American town from the 1960s. The protagonists, twelve-year-old Emily and her younger brother Chester, came here for vacation to their grandparents. It turns out that this quiet and cozy town is struggling with dark problems - children disappear mysteriously, and human nightmares take form of monsters that emerge from an alternative reality known as the Underside.

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Videos and Screens

[1:08] Bloomtown: A Different Story Bloomtown A Different Story - Launch Trailer

[1:30] Bloomtown: A Different Story Bloomtown A Different Story Release Date Trailer - Future Games Show Gamescom 2024

Bloomtown: A Different Story Summary

Platforms:

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X/S

Xbox Series X/S

Switch

Switch

PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Xbox One

Bloomtown: A Different Story System Requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

Minimum: Dual Core 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTS 450 / Radeon HD 5750 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7

Recommended: Dual Core 2.8 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7850 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 10